Eminem Explains Britney Spears’ Impact On Daughter Hailie Jade

In honor of Eminem’s two-disc Shady XV release and 15 years of Shady Records, we dug up old interviews of a young Marshall Mathers discussing the impact that pop queenBritney Spears had on little girls, including his daughter Hailie Jade, and why losing a battle was never an option for him.

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For this Detroit rapper, winning every single rap battle he entered meant everything to him. In this vintage clip from 2003, Shady explains why battle scenes in his 2002 film 8 Mile, a movie loosely based on his own life, were more accurate than exaggerated and how important it was for him to always take home a win.